Principled Innovation

MARCH 31, 2013

. “For the CESSE 2103 opening keynote, we wanted a speaker who would confront the deep-seated assumptions of association management head on. As a well-known association provocateur, Jeff is the perfect person for the job. Mr. Keane is the overall volunteer organizer for CESSE 2013.

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Observations on Association Management

AUGUST 28, 2009

From time to time I encounter volunteers who really give association management professionals a run for their money, in terms of creativity and what they can get done with limited resources. They worked "deals" with other organizations to get products to sell to supplement event revenue. Challenge Management, Inc.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 18, 2013

This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Christopher Williston VI, vice president of communications for the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) , the nation’s largest community state banking institution. Its members include more than 2,000 banks and branches in 700 Texas communities.

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Observations on Association Management

APRIL 1, 2008

Associations that do not pay attention to their mission statements risk losing the support that led to the drafting of those mission statements. Its important for an association to regularly remind its members about what the organizations mission is. Challenge Management, Inc. About Challenge Management.

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Observations on Association Management

JANUARY 7, 2008

I see one of the most visible results of associations being completely volunteer-managed almost every time I encounter such an association: the organization has, either in the past or at present, lost its standing to do business in the state in which it is incorporated (and, therefore, in other states). Jan 27 (1).

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Observations on Association Management

JANUARY 3, 2008

Organizations that do not take seriously the different preferences of their various constituencies are at risk of becoming irrelevant. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc. CMI) is an association management company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Jan 27 (1).

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Observations on Association Management

AUGUST 6, 2008

My association management company is almost always actively seeking new clients, both associations seeking full-service management and organizations looking for help managing or executing programs. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc.

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Observations on Association Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Think about how you, your family, your organization, or your board will react and what they will do if these troubling predictions come to pass. Consider what you and your organization need to be doing to prepare for the onslaught but, at the same time, what you will need to do to participate in the recovery. Challenge Management, Inc.

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Observations on Association Management

JULY 2, 2009

Experienced association executives, as well as less-experienced but no less committed people who are relatively new to the field, frequently talk about what it takes to be "successful" in association management. An association that wields tremendous power without capturing a sense of true leadership is not successful.

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Observations on Association Management

MARCH 4, 2008

It is because I recognize that associations, like governments, can be instruments of abuse, neglect, blackmail, economic conniving, and social injustice, among other things, that I am a believer in every association taking steps to ensure that its good name and resources are not hijacked for malevolent purposes. at 9:17 AM. Newer Post.

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Observations on Association Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc. CMI) is an association management company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. And your staff will appreciate your recognition that they have achieved a level of performance that is far more than just "acceptable.". Jan 27 (1).

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Observations on Association Management

JANUARY 4, 2008

In my opinion, truly capable association executives are those who actively seek out people with divergent opinions so they can better understand all perspectives. And by leading by example, association executives can, bit by bit, change an organizations culture from one of exclusionary distrust to inclusiveness and philosophical tolerance.

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Observations on Association Management

JANUARY 27, 2008

While it is indeed true that larger associations with big budgets and large numbers of dedicated staff members may have an easier time of "performing" than smaller, leaner organizations, small associations can behave like the big guys. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Jan 27 (1). Jan 07 (1).

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Protech

MARCH 13, 2023

If you are evaluating or using software, you are involved in technology – even if you do not have a direct line to the CTO or CIO of your organization. Now, I lead a team of experts in their disciplines and work across the organization to bring our products to market.”

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Observations on Association Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

How do we, as association executives, encourage diversification within the ranks of our own staff and within the ranks of the associations we manage? How do we encourage our members to recognize and appreciate and truly value diversity in their own organizations? About Challenge Management. And why should we?

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Observations on Association Management

JULY 1, 2009

By this time, I though I had reached the peak of anger at the organizations customer abuse. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc. CMI) is an association management company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. And we said our goodbyes. Jan 27 (1). Jan 07 (1).

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Observations on Association Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Stay the course : Once you decide how you will present your organization to its audiences, stay with it. Your association should own an idea that says something impressive about the organization. The Association of Art Restorers ensures that the history of the world will always be clear in its art." Stick with your plan.

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Observations on Association Management

DECEMBER 19, 2007

If the buck stops with you, you had better understand the nature of potential crises and how your organization would respond. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc. CMI) is an association management company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. I say, nonsense!

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Forj

JULY 5, 2017

Striking the right tone, finding an authentic voice, and delivering messages effectively is important to the success of any organization. Shepherd , Membership and Leadership Development Manager, Texas Medical Association and Babette Grey , Executive Director, New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2015

If you’re the head of an association, how responsible are you for improving the quality of leadership within its industry? Brooks is president and CEO of the Texas Society of Association Executives, and in recent years she’s witnessed a troubling amount of churn among top staff executives among her membership.

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Observations on Association Management

APRIL 29, 2008

Despite the fact that an association of flashlight manufacturers has no ongoing and fundamental obligation to provide light to those who find themselves in the dark, it does have an obligation to respond to certain crises. About Challenge Management. Challenge Management, Inc. Challenge Management, Inc. Jan 27 (1).

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Associations Now

JUNE 1, 2014

As technology becomes more affordable, organizations are harnessing “big data” to improve member engagement. John Dorman has worked at the Texas Medical Association for 29 years, and for most of that time, business decisions were made, more or less, from the gut. “We The Texas Medical Association’s John Dorman.

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SCD Group

JUNE 10, 2013

Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based company, is announcing today that it will partner with university systems in Colorado, Georgia, New York, Tennessee and Texas to develop and evaluate the potential of technology that is fueling dramatic changes in how higher education is designed and delivered. As a leader?

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Observations on Association Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Almost anyone who has been elected or appointed to an associations board of directors has been told that they have "fiduciary responsibilities" to the organization and its members. Too often, that phrase is misunderstood and is interpreted solely as a responsibility to protect the organizations money. About Challenge Management.

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Observations on Association Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Im simply sharing my opinions and the information I have gained during my career in association management. Virtually anyone in the business world understands that general liability insurance is an absolute necessity for almost any organization, even those that do not have a physical plant.

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Observations on Association Management

JUNE 16, 2008

The ease with which social networking sites can be established by one person, by himself or herself, offers evidence of what can happen if associations fail to react quickly to the challenges facing their members and their employees (and, of course, Im referring as well to AMCs as well as associations). About Challenge Management.

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Off Stage

AUGUST 21, 2008

The point of this is, of course, that yes, there was conflict of interest and yes, there was politics, but mostly there was a group of very nice people who didn’t want to make waves and instead floundered to the very edge of a steep drop-off, and a potential association disaster. Financial Management. Managing Volunteers.

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Observations on Association Management

MARCH 11, 2008

They get in the way of getting the organizations work done. They make working and volunteering for the association unhappy and distressing. Association board members tend to have a counter view, saying " I was elected to oversee the operation of this organization and I must be involved to fulfill my responsibility !"

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Christopher Newton, president of the 700 member Texas Food & Fuel Association. TFFA represents the state’s leading petroleum marketing, grocery distribution and convenience/grocery retailing organizations. They wanted to create a single, more efficient organization.

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Observations on Association Management

MAY 12, 2009

Association management is, in and of itself, an odd profession (if, indeed, it is a profession, which I question). When one is employed as a direct staff member of an association, one becomes engaged in a business in which financial profit takes a back seat to many other objectives. Challenge Management, Inc. More later.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 18, 2013

Christopher Williston VI, whom you’ll meet in this month’s Corner Office profile , is a third-generation association professional. But, even he took a fairly circuitous route to his role as vice president of communications for the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT). But that’s starting to change.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 3, 2020

.* – Not Governance as Usual: Virtual Approaches to Manage Your Governance Strategy. A time of global pandemic and self-isolation is forcing association leaders to think on their feet: How do we continue to lead? How do we sustain the organization through this crisis? Organizer: Robert Taflinger. 1 CAE credit.

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SCD Group

MAY 6, 2013

A couple of stories in the last week seem to offer lessons for association executives and their not-for-profit organizations. Digital photography has changed customers’ expectations,” said John Johnson, a former CPI employee who is now CEO of Picture People, based in Richardson, Texas. The Fall of CPI. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Association Adviser

JULY 15, 2014

” Mary Lange , president of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) Education Foundation, reiterated that members pay dues to be represented. “Running an association requires many skill sets that can be obtained in many places. ” At a recent presentation in Washington, D.C.,

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association management. I’ve been dipping into Associations Evolve 2024 —find it on the front page of Answers for Associations. Organizer: Cecilia Sepp, founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Fri 12/15 at 3 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

MARCH 30, 2016

If you don’t take the time to visit your association’s members and observe how they work, you might have an incomplete picture of what they need. Here’s what several association professionals have to say about the value of visiting members. I always come away from every single meeting with an a-ha.

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Fonteva

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Your association’s members look to your organization as a source of growth and professional development. With these strategies, your association will be well-positioned to create informative and interactive courses. Born and raised in Texas, Austin learned at an early age the importance of dedication to a craft.

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